Ironing-cabinet.



F. E. BEAGLE.

IRONING CABINET.

APPLICATION FILED MAR.16, 1912. ss Batented Mar. 4, 19l3.

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F. E. BBAGLB.

IRONING CABINET,

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 1s, 1912.

Patented Mar. 4, 1913.

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rnonnncn E, oneens, or venni'. eenden., MICHIGAN.

nppneatin med Mei-cn is, 1912. serial ne. 684,347.

Specification of Letters Betent.

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resented Mai'. 4, 191 :2.

' TocZZ whom 'it may concern lof itt.

Be it known that I', FLORENCE E. LBEAGLE, e citizen of the United S'tates,residing at `Vogel Center, in the county of Missnukee State of Michigan, have invented certein 'new and useful Improvements in IroninOebinets, of which 'the following is a specificati-ion, reference being had lto the ac'- com anying drawings.

` T is linvention comprehends certain new and useful improvementsin ironing boards of the foldahletype, and the invention has for its primary object-an improved construction of board othisl character which muy be folded up into a case orcabinet secu' ed. in l.suspens ed position to a 'wall or ot support so as to be entirely out of 4the when not required for use. y v e invention also has tor its object a simple, durable and efficient construction of botird of this character which will possess the lcharacter-istics of neatness and pleasing appearance,x which will' be handy, easy to manipulate, strong and not liable to get vout-dt order and capable of being cheaply manufactured and the .parts readily assembled. And the invention also aims to generelly improvev this class of, devices andyto Fig. G is a detail perspective view of a render them more useful and commercially '.nnd with the sleeve boardin ,folded condi` tion. Fig. 3 is a sectionaltop plan view, the section being taken on the line 33, of Fig, 1. Fig. is a vertical transverse sectional 5bview` of the. device with parte folded into the cese o1' cabinet.- Fig. v5 isa detail sectionelview through a portion of the cese.

. Por' tion yof the board. Fig. 7 1s a front view of the cabinet with the parts in closed position.y

Corresponding and like parts are referred toin the 'following description and' @esige` notedl in the -eccompanying Referring to 'the drawings, the numeral 1` designates e.' case or-cabinet which may be secured, in suspended or elevated position, to the side o e. wall or other `support and which embodies two vertically dis osed sides, u top 'and preferably n' beek anfbottom, the front of the cabinet comprising one section 13 of the main board of the device when the parts are in their closed position as best illustrsted in Fig. 7, and the side braces' 16 and 17 which are connected to the main board.

To tlieinner walls of the vertical sides 2 of the cabinet 1, vertically extending cham neled strips 3 of metal are secured by screws or similar fastening devices, end in these channeled vertically disposed bars 3, slides i are adapted to move, each of said slides being secured to the lower end of a s latch bar 5 which is ormed-with a shoulder 8 and a finger piece 9 above said shoul-` der, the shoulder being designed to catch upon a keeper which is formed by the :ingularly disposed end 9 of a stripl() secured in any fesired way within the channel of the bnr 3. strip 10 is turned outwardly to form a Stop 11 adapted for engagement by one end of the adjoining slide 4, whereby to limit the movement of .seid slide in any upward direction. Straps 12 are pivot-ally connected to the slides 4, said straps being secured to ring the side edges of the inner section 13 of the main boord of the device which is designated A esta whole, said boards-lso ineludlng an outer section designated Handsecured to the inner section 13 by 'double jointed links 15, whereby the outer section muy be turned upwardly and inwardly over the inner section with a space between the two to accommodate the ironingpad.

,16 and 17 designate, respectiyely,brace boi-s or struts, euch of which is hingedly connected at its lower end to the bottom of the cabinet :it the frontl thereof, as indicated nt 1S. The strut 1G is connected et its outer or upper end by a hinge 1S) to the inner sec* tion 13 of the board A, while the inter or upper end of the complemental strut l'is hingedly connected by jointed 'links 20 and.

21 to the outer section-14 of the hoard and inner section 13 thereof, near thev joint between the saidtwo sect-ions. llhefbrace 'link 2O designed to .assist in bracingfandisupg (III portin theoutersection li of the board A, while t e iointedflink brace 21 holds the in ner section 13 irm relatively to the brace or strut 1'?.

l'n order to assist in holding the outer section lt virria byv bracing it out toward its relatively-free extremity, I provide a laterally swinging wedge-shaped brace 22 which is hinged to the lower face of the outer section 14 of the board and which is adapted to abut against the inner sides of the linlr braces 20 and 21 and which is provided with foot piece :23 which is adapted to bear against the upper and outer extrem` ity of the strut 17 so as to firmly hold the outer sectionlil of the board in its operative relation to the inner section 13.

From much of the description as has preceded, in connection with the correlated views oit' the accompanying drawings, .it .will be understood that in the normal operative and extended position of the parts, the slides Il will have been slipped upwardly in their channeled hars iintil the shoulders S of the latches 5 engage with the keepers 9, of

the strips 10, whereupon the` inner section 13 ont the board will be held securely locked in its operative horizontal. position, the struts lo and 17 being' swung outwardly. The outer, section 14 oi? the board is then swung outwardly to the position illustrated in l1 ig.l, the links 2O and 21 are straightcned at the joints and the wedge-shaped brace 22 is swung down into its vert-ical operative position with its -t'oot piece 23 abutting` against the upper' and oiiter extremity oil the brace or strut 17. In order to fold the parts, a reverse movementis all that is necessary, evident, it being noted that. when the parts are folded in relation to each other and swung up into the cabinet 1, the struts lo and 17 and the intervening interscctiini 13 nl' the board-A, will constitute a closure or front `tor the cabinet, all of the parts bein.;A entirely out of the way when not .requii rl v ln connor-tion `with the parts heroinbeiore desc 'bed l may use a sleeve board 2i the saine being' hingedlj.' f fonnt'tlled as at Q5 to a transier ely extending ouden strip 26 which nlapteil to rest l'reely upon a base 28 that is pivotsilly connected to the sleeve board b v linlrs 27. 'ilic base QS is pivotially nnuinttd on the main boardl to turn thereon about a relatively vertical axis 29, as indicnleffl in l. Then this board is not retpiircd :tor use and the parts oit the main hoard are in their oilicrative positions, it is only neces. ry lo turn the board 2l to one .side on its pixot it). lVhen the parts are l'oldetl. the sleeve. board LYl is swung rearwardly4 to the position illustrated in Fig. it will ht noted t'hatall ot the point or taper oll the inain l -r l A\ is along one edge lult-r fortiori l! ther-cot. Conseoln Iliff quently, the entire width oi the inner section 13 may be utilized for the folding thereon of the sleeve board 24 and its component y parts, thev outer section 14 ott the main 'boar A and the wedge-shaped brace Q2.

Further description of the operation of the device is deemed unnecessary, as the operation of the different parts has been described coincident with their details of construction and relative arrangement.

lil/'bile the accompanying drawings illustrate what l believe to be the preferred embodiment of my inve'ntion, it is to be under# stood that the invention is not limited therey to, but that various changes may be made in the construction, arrangement and proportions of the parts without departing from the scope of the invention, as defined in the appended claims.

lVhat l claim is 1. In a device of thecharacter described, a board constructed in inner and outer sections hingedly connected togethen'a support with which the in'ner section is m'ovably connected to move to a vertical or horizontal position relative thereto, struts operatively connected 'to the inner. section and adapted to hold the same in a relatively horizontal position andA a brace connected to the outer section of the board and provided with a foot piece designed for engagement with the' outer extremity of one of said struts,'for the purpose. specified.

2. In a device of the character described, a board constructed in inner and outer sections hingedly connected together, a support with which the inner section is movably connected to move to a vertical or horizontal position relative thereto, struts operatively connected tb the inner section and adapted to hold the same in a relatively horizontal position, and a laterally swingin brace connected to the outer section of tie board to fold thereon, said brace being provided with a foot piece designed for engagement with the outer extremity of one o-t said struts, for the purpose specified.

f5. A, device of the character described, including a board constructed in inner and outer sections hingedly connected together, a support for the inner end of the inner scction, a strut hingedly connected to said support at its lower end and hingedly connected to the inner section of the board at its other end, another strut hingedly connected to the said support at its lower end and having a jointed connection at its other end with the outer section olf the board1 and a brace connected to the outer section ot the board and designed i'or engagement` with said strut to assist in supporting the outer section of the board in longitudinal alinement with the `inner section thereof.

Ll. ln a device of the character described, a hoard constructed in inner and outer sections hingedly connectedtogether, struts op- Y erativelyiconnectd to they inner section and ada'ted to hold the same a relatively horlzontal position, and' afvvedefshaped.

brace. connected tothe vouter secon ofthe board and provided'with a fojotpiece designed` for engagement withI the:- oute'r Ieiltremity of onepf said struts, for the purpose 5. A device ot' the character described, including a board constructed .in inner and outer sections adapted to fold' one upon the other, a support with which the inner section is movably connected to move to a ver tical or horizontal position relative thereto;- a .strut liingedly connected to the support4 and to the inner 'section of the board, another strut hingedly connected to the support, jointed links connecting "said last named strut to both inner and outer sections of the board, respectively, and a 'wedge shaped brace connected to the outer section of the board and 4provided with a foot piece ada ted to abut against the outer extremity of t ezl'astnaniedjstrut; n

., 6. A deviceof the character described, in-

cluding :xabinet provided with vertically disposed guide bars slides movable injsaidf l guidelafars and provided vvithvspringlatches, 1

strips secured inthe guide bars an formed at their upper ends wit-hl keepers desi ned for engagement with said latches to 'hol `the slides 1n elevated position, said strips being provided at the lower ends with outwardly i projectingstops againstwhich 'the slides are adapted to abut, and a boardhingedly con nected to said slides' and arrangedf to `fold withinl the cabinet.

In testimony whereof I hereunto aiiix Iny' 

